IrelandIreland signs up to bid to crack down on terror content online

09:15 16 may 2019

09:15 16 may 2019 Source:
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that an international crackdown on terror content online shows countries are co-operating "to ensure the internet is not weaponised by the forces of hatred and extremism".

Mr Varadkar made the remarks to other world leaders in Paris as Ireland signed up to the 'Christchurch Call to Action'.

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The government’s crackdown on content has raised concerns over freedom of expression online in Indonesia. Telegram Chief Executive Pavel Durov met Mr. Rudiantara on Tuesday and said that Indonesian authorities can report terror -related content to the company, which will then be reviewed

The initiative, led by Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, and French President Emmanuel Macron, comes after the horrific terrorist attack on mosques in New Zealand in March. The attack was live-streamed by the suspected perpetrator on Facebook and led to the deaths of 51 people.

Jacinda Ardern and Emmanuel Macron in Paris yesterday. Picture: Reuters Mr Varadkar blamed a delayed commercial flight for missing the main meeting with fellow leaders including British Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and King Abdullah II of Jordan.

However, Mr Varadkar said that Irish officials attended and he delivered his remarks on the call to action at a later dinner with his fellow leaders. He spoke of Ireland's shock at the recent terror attacks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka, as well as the attack on Paris in 2015. Mr Varadkar noted that Ireland is the European base for leading social media companies and that the Government is determined to ensure the online environment is as free as possible of illegal content.

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Signing up to the ‘Christchurch Call’ at a major summit in Paris, she will demand Facebook does more after it was used by Countries across the world including Canada, Ireland , Norway are set to join Britain in signing up to the pledge to demand tech companies do more to stamp out online terrorism .

Meanwhile, five leading tech companies - Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Twitter - have agreed to bring in new measures to help eliminate violent and terrorist content in the wake of the call to action.

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